CENTRAL COMMISSION FOR THE NAVIGATION OF THE RHINE 25 March 2011 SECRETARIAT

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1 CENTRAL COMMISSION FOR THE NAVIGATION OF THE RHINE 25 March 2011 SECRETARIAT Establishing the carbon footprint and the specific CO 2 emissions () of inland navigation - Overview of studies establishing figures for the CO 2 -intensity (CO 2 emission factors) of inland navigation - For cargo transport, the of a given mode of transport can be presented via its CO 2 emissions based on its transport performance. This is largely done in g/tkm, but g/teukm can also be used. This ratio is often also known as the CO 2 emission factor. As with other modes of transport, is a key element in establishing the carbon footprint of inland navigation. Various institutions are currently presenting and offering procedures to enable a comparison of the emissions from various modes of transport during actual transport operations. These procedures are based on figures representing the of the mode in question (emission factors) which draw on often complex calculation methods to determine the overall emissions from the given transport operation. There is, however, no standardised procedure to establish the of a given mode of transport (emission factors) and the process is highly complex. This could go a long way towards explaining the gaping discrepancies in the figures published. Since there is no standardised procedure for gauging and as the Secretariat notes that some of the procedures use figures for the of inland navigation that could seem questionable, it has compiled a number of relevant studies, which are shown below.

2 Overview of studies establishing figures for the CO 2 -intensity (CO 2 emission factors) of inland navigation 27,7 g/tkm EUB/GL; Erarbeitung von Verfahren zur Ermittlung der Luftschadstoffemissionen von in Betrieb befindlichen Binnenschiffsmotoren; Energie - Umwelt - Beratung e.v., Germanischer Lloyd; FE Vorhaben der Bundesanstalt für Gewässerkunde; Hohen Luckow 2001 Germany, taking into account empty runs; many simplifications g/tkm Shift; van Essen, H., Bello O., Dings, J., van den Brink, R., To shift or not to shift, that s the question The environmental performance of freight and passenger transport modes in the light of policy making; CE; Delft transport operations; Considers energy consumption for fuel production 31 g/tkm INFRAS; External Costs of Transport, Update Study; Final Report Underlying data tenuous; many simplifications 9,2 40,5 g/tkm Haskoning; Schilperoord, H.A., Binnenvaart voortdurend duurzaam Environmental Performance of Inland Shipping; Royal Haskoning for Centraal Bureau Rijn- en Binnenvaart Koninklijke Schuttevaer transport operations 21,5 44,3 g/tkm ADEME/VNF; Etude sur le niveau de consommation de carburant des unités fluviales françaises Rapport final France, taking into account empty runs 10,4 23,2 g/tkm PLANCO; Verkehrswirtschaftlicher und ökologischer Vergleich der Verkehrsträger Straße, Bahn und Wasserstraße. PLANCO Consulting GmbH, Essen, in cooperation with Bundesanstalt für Gewässerkunde, Koblenz transport operations, considers energy consumption for fuel production g/tkm OECD/ITF; Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategies in the Transport Sector, Preliminary Report; OECD/ITF Broad, unrefined assessment

3 g/tkm STREAM; den Boer, L. C., Brouwer, F. P. E. & van Essen, H. P. STREAM Studie naar TRansport Emissies van Alle Modalieteiten, Versie 2.0. CE Delft Update and improvement of the Shift study 12 g/tkm TTI; Kruse, C., Protopapas, A., Olson, L. E. & Bierling, D. H A Modal Comparison of Domestic Freight Transportation Effects on the General Public: Final Report. prepared for the U.S. Maritime Administration and the National Waterways Foundation; Texas Transportation Institute, Center for Ports & Waterways, The Texas A&M University System, College Station, Texas the USA; Calculation model was checked against actual transport performance and fuel consumption 6,1 47,1 g/tkm DST; Zöllner, J; Strömungstechnische Möglichkeiten zur Reduzierung des Kraftstoffverbrauchs und der CO 2 -Emissionen von Binnenschiffen; Paper from the CCNR Congress on Rhine Navigation and Climate Change held June 24-25, 2009 in Bonn; DST vessel types (vessel dimensions) under standard operating conditions 31 g/tkm CEFIC; Measuring and Managing CO 2 Emissions of European Chemical Transport; Professor Alan McKinnon, Dr Maja Piecyk Based on emission factors published by INFRAS, TRENDS, Tremove and IFEU; an average value only g/tkm VCI; VCI-Leitfaden zur Ermittlung der CO2-Emissionen in der Logistik der chemischen Industrie; Verband der Chemischen Industrie e.v., Frankfurt pdf?DokNr=127664&p=101 Average figures for different vessel types and transport routes, based on works by PLANCO 31,8 g/tkm IFEU/TREMOD; Fortschreibung und Erweiterung Daten- und Rechenmodell: Energieverbrauch und Schadstoffemissionen des motorisierten Verkehrs in Deutschland (TREMOD, Version 5) Endbericht; IFEU pdf Broad, unrefined assessment

4 g/tkm Ghent University; Stefan Geerts, Bart Verwerft, Marc Vantorre, Frans Van Rompuy. Improving the efficiency of small inland vessels. Maritime Technology Division, Ghent University; Belgian Federal Public Service Mobility and Transport, Brussels Belgium, taking into account empty runs; fleet consisting of vessels with a carrying capacity ranging from 250 to 1350 t; share of transport determined on statistical research

5 - 4 - Figures of different studies for the CO 2 -intensity (CO 2 emission factors) of inland navigation (g/tkm) Ghent University, Belgium, IFEU/TREMOD, Germany, VCI, Germany, CEFIC, Belgium, DST, Germany, 2009 TTI, USA, 2009 STREAM, Netherlands, 2008 OECD/ITF, France, 2008 PLANCO, Germany, 2007 ADEME/VNF, France, 2006 Haskoning, Netherlands, 2004 INFRAS, Germany, 2004 Shift, Netherlands, 2003 EUB/GL, Germany, ***